WHISTLE-BLOWER REMANDED OVER FALSE INFORMATION ON EKWEREMADU

An
Abuja Magistrate Court has remanded one Ahmed Echoda in prison for allegedly
providing false information to the police in connection with the raid on the
house of Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu.

Echoda
was arraigned yesterday for allegedly misleading the Nigerian Police with
information that led to the raid on Friday.

Although
the one-count charge indicated two defendants, only Echoda was present in court
to take his plea.

According
to the charge, the men Echodo and Maiwada Adamu were accused of conspiring to
falsely inform the office of the IGP that Ekweremadu’s residence at number 10
Ganges Street, Maitama, Abuja and occupied by Oliver Ogenyi is being maintained
and used for criminal activities, such as the maintenance of arms and
ammunitions.

Echodo
pleaded not guilty and the Magistrate, Umar Kagarko subsequently ordered that
he be remanded in prison pending ruling on his bail application fixed for June
5.

Ekweremadu
on Saturday said his official Guest House in Maitama, Abuja was raided by the
Police on Friday.

The
deputy senate president commended the Inspector General of Police Ibrahim
Idris for prosecuting the false whistle blower.